The 97th General Assembly ended in January without passing a pension reform bill; leaving the fate of systems hands new assembly. However, solving problem will not be any easier for this group legislators. unfunded liability state’s five grew by over $10 billion since assembly started and now exceeds $97 billion; including approximately $19 State University Retirement System (SURS). task is cle...

Plagiarism undoubtedly constitutes a seemingly imperceptible threat to the growth of genuine global scholarship. The understanding of various perspectives of the phenomenon is critical to finding a lasting solution. It is against this background therefore, that the study investigated awareness and perception of plagiarism of postgraduate students in selected Universities in Ogun State Nigeria. ...

abstract purpose: this research aims at examining the university librarians’ viewpoints about digital reference services at state universities of isfahan based on ifla 2008 standards. methodology: the research method is descriptive survey study. the study population consists of university librarians of state universities in isfahan. after determining the variance, the sample was estimated 113 a...

Copyright C. JUDSON KING, all rights reserved ABSTRACT Most public universities in the United States are formed into systems, containing more than one university or campus. There are clear rationales for these systems, including overall planning and coordination, budgeting efficiency, and effectiveness of dealings with the state government. The distribution of internal governance functions betw...

This article provides a framework for comparing meritocratic and affirmative action admissions policies. The context of the analysis is admissions to public universities; admission rules are evaluated as part of the public investment problem faced by a state government. Meritocratic and affirmative admissions policies are compared in terms of their effects on the level and distribution of human...

science, access to the universities has never been restricted. Private universities are almost unknown in Germany; all others are funded and controlled by the states (16 states form the Federal Republic of Germany) in which they are located. Students don't have to pay anything but some minor fees for insurance etc. Though there are certainly differences in quality between the universities, thes...

BACKGROUND Administrative evidence based practices (A-EBPs) are agency level structures and activities positively associated with performance measures (e.g., achieving core public health functions, carrying out evidence-based interventions). The objectives of this study were to examine the contextual conditions and explore differences in local health department (LHD) characteristics that influe...